|
The firm advises on a full range of corporate and commercial activities. The services include general corporate representation; preparing agreements and contracts for both domestic and international transactions; set up joint ventures; advise shareholders; establish businesses and start-ups; handle transactions involving sales, leasing, franchising, distribution, agency, brokerage, licensing, intellectual property, services, consumer protection, debt recovery, rights and remedies and the liability of company directors transactions, among others. The firm provides expert assistance to clients in mergers, acquisitions, tax, and liquidation transactions. It advises financial institutions, lenders securities dealers, brokers, and investment managers on all aspects of banking and capital markets regulations; prepares offering memoranda and prospectus for private and public offering of securities; assists clients in compliance with reporting, disclosure, and governance requirements. The firm handles labor and employment matters including drafting of contracts for employers for their various types of employment or services agreements for individuals, executive and senior managers, expatriates; it advise on pension schemes, employee withholding taxes, workers compensation, and supports in labor disputes and litigation. It provides consulting and advisory services to investors and businesses on investment, finance and tax matters to facilitate and assist in structuring deals; advises investors and businesses on the overall structure of their investment plans in the emerging market of Palestine including operations in the industrial estates and free zones and obtaining the tax incentives provided by the Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency and following up with the Income Tax and VAT Directorates. It represents corporate clients before the tax authorities and the Tax Appellate Court; advises on matters of Value Added Tax, withholding tax, taxation of foreign nationals and tax planning. The scope of the corporate representation includes:
- Commercial Transaction and Contracts
- Securities
- Capital Markets
- Banking
- Taxation
- Project Finance
- Labor and Employment
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Due Diligence
- Private International Law and Transactions
- Debt Instruments and Pledge Agreements
|
